A case of mucinous borderline tumour showing persistently elevated tumor markers progressed into invasive mucinous cystadenocarcinoma.
- Author:
Chan Hee HAN
1
;
Yong Seok LEE
;
Jong Seop PARK
;
Jun Mo LEE
;
Chan Kwon JUNG
;
Sung Eun NAMKOONG
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. nkse@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Borderline tumours;
Invasive ovarian tumours;
Mucinous tumours
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous;
Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous*;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Mucins*;
Tumor Markers, Biological*;
Biomarkers, Tumor
- From:Korean Journal of Gynecologic Oncology
2007;18(3):245-249
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mucinous tumors account for 10-15% of all epithelial of ovarian tumors, and 40% of them are borderline. Not many factors are known about progression into mucinous carcinoma of borderline ovarian tumors. The incidence of progression into invasive carcinoma is reported about 2.4% for borderline serous tumous, and 1.6% for borderline mucinous ovarian tumors. Mucinous tumors often exhibit a morphologic continuum of beningn, borderline, and invasive, so a pathologist should pay attention when examine the pathologic specimen not to miss carcinoma. This is the case of 54 female patients who developed invasive mucinous ovarian carcinoma 6 months after surgical treatment of borderline mucinous ovarian tumour.
